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Why We Use the @bradyquinn Twitter Handle
August 13th, 2009
A rude Twitter comment lead me to create this post, so let me preface it with the fact that I don’t give a damn if anyone thinks that ‘Brady Quinn Fan’ using @bradyquinn is “lame” or that we’re trying to pose as Brady. And really, you’re just stupid if you think the latter. Besides, if THE Brady Quinn used that username, it would have a nifty little “verified” graphic on the Twitter profile. You don’t see one there, do you? Didn’t think so.
First of all, we use @bradyquinn because we can. It’s the easiest to remember, is it not? BQF’s Feedburner account uses the name “bradyquinn” as well. Doesn’t mean we think we’re Brady Quinn. It’s not that serious.
Secondly, we, as fans, feel protective of Brady. Recent news has surfaced that he’s trying to acquire the rights to BradyQuinn.com, but is having difficulty. Seems the person who owns the domain doesn’t want to give it up without a fight, resulting in Brady having to go to court and fight for it. He’s gonna have to pay up if he wants that domain. If we owned BradyQuinn.com, he’d already have it and no money would have to change hands.
With as wildly popular as Twitter has become, we wanted to make sure that that never happens to Brady, should he decide he wants to tweet. So, we’re sort of “squatting” on the username. We’re keeping it warm just in case Brady wants it. We have never claimed to be Brady; quite to the contrary, actually. And anyone who can read knows that.
If you do follow our account, you will still get positive and informative Brady Quinn updates; just not directly from him. His camp knows how to contact us, and the process of changing hands would be much more pleasant for all involved. I can’t say that’d be the case if anyone else had registered the @bradyquinn Twitter account (and you know someone else would have, had we not). We also won’t make him pay for it. Twitter usernames aren’t like domain names in that you really can’t buy, park, and save for later usage.
So, frankly, we don’t give a damn if you think we’re misleading people. If you don’t want to follow us anymore, click that “unfollow” button and be on your way. We’re true fans of Brady Quinn and will do everything we possibly can to promote his career. If that means “reserving” a Twitter username until he wants it, then so be it.
And just so everyone knows, BRADY QUINN DOES NOT HAVE A TWITTER ACCOUNT!
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As people jump on the Twitter bandwagon they expect instant gratification. No one these days reads the operating manual for appliances; they just plug it in and expect results. This is the same for Twitter.
That’s their fault. You’d think people would look before they leap instead of resorting to assumptions and get egg on their face and look stupid. Or perhaps it is ours for assuming the obvious; that this is NOT Brady Quinn. Duh.
Leave the newbie Twits to tell us what songs they are listening to, what they had for breakfast, and think we care. I, for one, love stupid people who make stupid Tweets. It gives us serious, intelligent fans an opportunity to point and snicker at the morons.
I agree: we are true fans of Brady; we are very protective of him and of promoting his career. If people don’t understand that, then they are just silly fools.
Some people don’t have any common sense.
Thanks guys. Sometimes people’s reading comprehension, or lack thereof, just really baffles me.
If I was really trying to pose as Brady, would I link the Twitter account and updates to what is clearly an unofficial blog? LOL
And would Brady really write about his killer smile
, cut washboard abs, fawn and drool over himself, and post the most incredibly HAWT pics (with captions) about how he is the best?……
One word for the cerebrally challenged… DUH.
Besides, we at Brady Quinn fan do that for him!